One Ring to Bind Them
Over spring break we went to Florida for some family fun. The hotel was right on the beach. Most days we divided our time between the ocean and the hotel's two huge swimming pools. Toward the end of one day, the four of us, plus a stranger or two, were
Congressional meeting
OPT 4 Green has congressional meeting at the capital during Spring Break. Sharon Myers, Holcim(US) Ada, hosted the meeting featuring Environmental Secretary, J.D. Strong and many others associated with the Department of Environmental Quality. Front
Dallas' troubled Spruce high school saved by students' TAKS scores
Spruce High School underwent a massive reorganization this school year as concerns loomed that the state might close the consistently low-performing campus this summer. It appears the effort paid off.
Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa
My favourite beach is ...
Kapalua Bay Beach on Maui, Hawaii, is a relatively small pocket of sand lined with palm trees. Fortunately it doesn't draw large crowds like some of Hawaii's more popular and larger beaches such as Waikiki. Kapalua's white coral sand is protected by
Ocean City named New Jersey's best beach
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Two-week spring break approved for Greater Victoria schools in 2010
Greater Victoria school district students will get a longer spring break next year.
School trustees voted unanimously Tuesday night in favour of extending the 2010 break to two weeks from one. It will be a one-year test. To make up for the lost
San Juan Bautista State Historic Park
Our next destination for the day would be the San Juan Bautista State Historic Park. At first it was pretty hard to find the mission due to the fact that the city of San Juan Bautista was having a pretty large street festival, which was blocking a
Pocketbook pain gets personal for state leaders
Citing the state's economic woes, the California Citizens Compensation Commission is poised to slice the pay of elected officials - from the governor's on down - by 10 percent.
Under the proposed cuts, the governor's pay (which Arnold Schwarzenegger
Struggling DISD schools improve; will likely stay open
DALLAS - Dallas' Samuell and Spruce high schools got a reprieve Tuesday.
After years of failing test scores, the school district looked at closing them. However, it appears things are turning around.
Students at the schools in southeast Dallas
Hillsborough School District opts out of Good Friday holiday for school calendar again
TAMPA ? With a vote and perhaps even a prayer or two, the Hillsborough County School Board decided Tuesday to stick with its policy of keeping religion off the school calendar.
That means Good Friday will be a regular school day next April 2, despite
